Table seat



June 18, 1935. EI FlsCHol-F 2,005,652

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Application June 22, 1934, Serial No. 731,956

1 claim.

The present invention relates to a table seat and has for its prime object to provide a piece of furniture which may be readily converted from a table into a seat and vice versa.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of a table seat of this nature which is simple in its construction, inexpen- 1 sive to manufacture, strong` and durable, easy to manipulate attractive in appearance, thoroughly eicient and reliable in use, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel'features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: f

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section through the table seat embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is4 a bottom plan view of the top panel. f

Figure 4 is a detail longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the upper end of one of the side frames.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that letters F-F denote side frames disposed in spaced coextensive parallelism. Each frame comprises a pair of uprights 5 and 6 across the upper ends of which are formed a rail 1. Cross pieces 8 and 9 are provided between the uprights. A pin I0 extends through the rear end of the rail 1 projecting an equal distance from both sides thereof. Numeral II denotes a panel to be used as a table top and the back of a seat. On one surface of the panel II adjacent the ends thereof are two cleats I2 in the bottoms of which are longitudinally extendingv grooves I4 extending from points spaced from the front ends of the rail through the rear ends thereof. These grooves have their side walls provided with opposed grooves I5. The cleats slide on the rails l and may befpositioned iny the horizontal position shown in Figure 1` in full lines or in thevsubstantially upright position shown in the same gure'in dotted lines. A seat panel I6 extends between the intermediate portions of the frames F. A box like compartment Il is built under the seat I6 between the frame and the front wall thereof which is in-the form of a hinged panel I8 being pivoted on `pins I9 so that it may be swung to either open or closed position. 5

An important feature of the invention resides in the provision of simple, economical and substantially automatic means for securing the panel in the table top, or full line position shown in Figure 1. Such means in the present instance consists of integral lugs 'la extending longitudinally from the forward ends of the cross members 'I and adapted to engage in sockets I 4b provided in the cleats I2 at the forward ends of the slots I4. l 15 From the above it will be apparent that after the panel I I is swung from the vertical to a horizontal position, the same is shoved rearwardly to engage the lugs 'la in the sockets' I 4b to thereby secure the panel in position to serve as a table top. f v v i It is thought that the construction, operation, f utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled -in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention'hasv been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exempliication sincein actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of vthe u invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and larrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of Vits advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: l

A table chair of the class described comprising 40 a pair of side frames having upper rails, a panel, cleats on the panel having grooves to receive the rails so rthat the cleats may slide thereon, and pins extending through the rails and into grooves formed in the side walls of the rst men- 45 tioned grooves of "the cleats, said cleats having sockets therein at one end of the first mentioned grooves, and lugs on one end of the rails, to engage in the sockets as and for the purpose specied.

EUGENE FISCHOFF. 

